Newsflash No. 59 - December 20, 2018

A collection of events, seminars, information, and opportunities for master’s students at the Faculty of Social Sciences

This holiday-edition newsflash highlights the most pertinent information regarding opening hours and Graduate School-related activities for the upcoming weeks. As always, if you need help with any administrative questions, please contact us at kanslis_master [at] sam [dot] lu [dot] se, though please do bear in mind there may be a delayed response.

Graduate School News

As a reminder, the Graduate School Administration Office will have limited office hours over the winter holiday. The office will be closed from December 22nd to January 6th. As always, you can email us anytime at: kanslis_master [at] sam [dot] lu [dot] se, but please bear in mind that there may be a delayed response over the holiday.

Join us for a thesis introduction meeting for all second-year Graduate School students on Monday, January 21st from 10:00-12:00 in R240. Students will be given a general introduction to thesis writing and a presentation of support and activities related to thesis writing provided by the Graduate School and other institutions.

For Graduate School students submitting their theses for examination in January, the Graduate School will be holding a thesis submission on Monday, January 7th, 2019, from 9:00-11:00 in R236. Students are asked to bring two printed copies of their completed thesis, and to submit it on Live@Lund as well. Examination seminars will be held from January 15-18. For complete information on the thesis submission process, click here: https://www.graduateschool.sam.lu.se/current-students/masters-thesis/how-to-submit-your-thesis.

News from the Faculty of Social Sciences

Please note that SamBib will have limited opening hours over the winter holiday. From Saturday, December 22nd - New Years Day, Monday, January 1st, the library will be closed. From Wednesday, January 2nd to Friday, January 4th, the library wil be open from 10.00-14.00. The library will then be closed again on the Twelfth Night, January 5th and on Epiphany January 6. Outside of those dates, the ordinary opening hours are: Mon-Thu: 09.00-20.00; Fri: 09.00-18.00; Sat-Sun: 11.00-16.00

Wei Wang is a doctoral candidate in pedagogy in the Sociology department at Lund University.

Wei Wang presents his project: Education and ethnicity in Southwest China: Academic discussion, teacher education and school practices in Xishuangbanna and Qianjiang. Discussant is Fred Dervin, Helsinki University. Departmental member of the reviewing committee is Mina O'Dowd. Supervisors are Barbara Schulte and Glen Helmstad. The seminar will be held in English.